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Monday, December 03, 2012

Canada Recalls Ambassadors and Condell talks "middle east peace"

*From Assoluta Tranquillita*Canada voted "No" at the UN vote last week to recognise Palestine as a
non-member observer state (or something. ) One of only nine countries to
have the balls to do so. Canada is now recalling Ambassadors from the
Middle East.
From the National Post:

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will meet as soon as early next
week with the Canadian diplomats the federal government is recalling
from Israel, the West Bank and the UN.

In an interview with the National Post, Mr. Baird said he
will meet with those representatives in Ottawa for a frank discussion on
Canada’s next move after Thursday’s UN vote that implicitly recognized a
Palestinian state.

Despite widespread speculation, Mr. Baird said Canada is not
considering breaking off relations with the Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian
Authority and deferred questions about Canadian aid to International
Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino.

“We want to get the advice and counsel of the representatives closest
to the file,” Mr. Baird said in a telephone interview from New York,
where he joined the United States and Israel in vehemently opposing the
Palestinian bid Thursday. “We’re not looking at breaking off relations
with the Palestinian Authority, but we do want to look at what we do
going forward.”...

As is well known, I don't agree on much
that Harper and the Canadian government do, but I always agree with
their support of Israel. To me, supporting Israel IS the only moral
choice, so any time Harper clearly shows Canadian support, they get my
vote.

If anyone thinks that going along with
the PA (ie Hamas) attempts for legitmacy on the world stage, as they
continue to publicly - and loudly - state that their goal is to wipe
Israel off the map, will promote peace in the region, they are deluding
themselves.